OC6 Announcements

[nalex66]

Just watching the live stream... so far:

• Quest Link to use your Quest as a tethered PCVR headset, releasing in November
• Hand tracking without controllers or gloves, launching on Quest (and Rift?) in early 2020
• Facebook Horizon: metaverse-like shared world(?) launching next year
• AR glasses under development at Facebook Reality Labs
• Passthrough+ (stereocorrect view) releasing on Quest next week, and Passthrough on Demand later this year
• Go apps updating to Quest, free for Quest users
• New enterprise-level services for business use of VR
• Half Dome 2 and 3 prototypes, and more future tech presented by Abrash
  

Awesome stuff!

[RuneSR2]

And this 😉



https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/d98dra/extra_extra/

At least now we know that the S in Rift-S was an abbreviation for "Short-term", lol. Rift-S never felt like a true Oculus HMD, but I'd agree that Quest does (just need some new firmware/software to allow for 90 Hz in Rift games). 

[Luciferous]

Well that was pretty exciting. I was not expecting that. Well done Oculus, you had me worried for a bit ?. Was there an eta on half dome?

[RuneSR2]

Luciferous said:

Well that was pretty exciting. Well done Oculus, you had me worried for a bit ?. Was there any etas on half domes?

Some dude guessed at 2022, maybe not that far-fetched...

https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/d9880g/after_abrashs_talk_can_we_all_agree_that_the_rift/

[Luciferous]

Ok I’ll have to get an index while I wait ? I didn’t like the we reduced the fov though from the original half dome. I guess it’s early days though.

[RuneSR2]

Luciferous said:

Ok I’ll have to get an index while I wait ? I didn’t like the we reduced the fov though from the original half dome. I guess it’s early days though.

I don't see Quest as any threat to the Index, but Quest could be an interesting supplement especially for Oculus exclusives. But Quest will have to prove itself significantly better than CV1, and CV1 with high levels of ss and ability to shine using temporal antialiasing isn't that bad in ultra-demanding games like Lone Echo (2) and more - at least for those of us not using a 2080 Ti 😉 Let's see how CV1 and/or Index handle Stormland and Asgard's Wrath first - and get some Quest reviews (72 Hz would really bother me, but I'd find it strange if Oculus can't increase refresh to 90 Hz by new Quest firmware, at least in Rift games). 

[lensmandave]

That's weird, I just tried my Rift S and it's just as awesome as it was before OC6  😛

[Zenbane]

lensmandave said:

That's weird, I just tried my Rift S and it's just as awesome as it was before OC6

You are clearly not VR'ing correctly, sir!

[Techy111]

I just tried my HP Reverb and when it grows up it wants to be a half dome 3. 

[MowTin]

nalex66 said:

The tracking is quite good, but the panels are running at 72 Hz. There will still be some latency and compression to fit the data over USB 3, so we don't yet know what quality level this will run at. Virtual Desktop streaming noticeably reduced the resolution, and this solution may do the same. Hopefully there will be more info soon.

But if it's a cable why would it need to stream? 

I googled and it says USB 3.0 can handle 640 Mbps. You only need 15 Mbps for 4K video. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[MowTin]

RuneSR2 said:

And this 😉



https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/d98dra/extra_extra/

At least now we know that the S in Rift-S was an abbreviation for "Short-term", lol. Rift-S never felt like a true Oculus HMD, but I'd agree that Quest does (just need some new firmware/software to allow for 90 Hz in Rift games). 

 Wow, there are going to be some angry Rift-S owners if the Quest is just better overall. I will be one of them.